My suggestion would be the technology route. if you can make the re-perforator/splitter then why not a small continuous processing unit and maybe a film to video unit say tied in with the Raspberry-Pi Arduini type computers. All of these require the manufacture of sprocket transfer device which woul...

I unwind the films onto spools and then load the spirals from the spools. I made a fixture that allows a pair of cartridges to be wound onto spools simultaneously. I actually managed to wind spools from cartridges and then to load both spools onto the spirals of my Lomo tank using a large changing b...

I have been thinking about this and realised that the only element of the movie camera being used is the lens. Therefore it would seem the quickest route to a hybrid would be to fit a cine lens onto a digital camera - one of those cheap flat ones would seem to be a good sacrificial donor. I have thi...

Bolex are/were in the business of making making machines to record the moving image so it looks a logical progression to move onto camcorders. Yes, this might be logical step. Unfortunately Bolex can't do this any more after giving that US-Canadian-company a license for putting a Bolex-sticker onto...

An upmarket camcorder using the Bolex brand. Bolex are/were in the business of making making machines to record the moving image so it looks a logical progression to move onto camcorders. Canon managed it OK. Certainly a better option than just sticking the Bolex name on a camera from the Universal ...

Assuming the technology works it looks to be a great way of utilising the optics of the camera while recording a digital image. For a start most digital cameras have no manual control over a mechanical iris or mechanical focussing of the lens. It really comes down to the old argument about what is t...

Maplin do a universal light meter for about Ã‚Â£30. Values in lux but should not be too difficult to convert to photo use. One of the given uses is for photography so there might be conversion information with it.

There is a form of 'universal' belt available in lengths that are cut as required. To make a belt you need a soldering iron with a flat blade. Cut the length required, heat each end on blade, push together and all being well it will work. Takes a bit of practise but I managed to get a small lathe ru...

I made a fixture clamping a pair of cartridges together. I then pulled the film out winding it onto 50' projection reels. I did two at a time as the tank takes two films. I managed all this and loading the spirals from the spools all inside a large daylight loading bag! Getting the film onto a proje...

Film stock is coated so a 3D printer would not make film. However; it could possibly make parts for a machine to cut and perforate existing film gauges, or a machine to coat acetate to make film from scratch. There are a number of technologies under development that are going to aid the small manufa...

Check out some of the movies of these printers. There is one of the Hewlett Packard machine that prints out an adjustable spanner - the work and rack work! I reckon your suggestion is correct. It would be possible to print out a re loadable cartridge - but whether or not it would be light tight is p...